Name: The Revolt of the Masses and the Suicide of Civilization
Start: 2023-11-08T19:00:00-06:00
End: 2023-11-08T20:30:00-06:00
Location: Gavin House

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October 2023
October 14th, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Integration Seminar

Daniel Wasserman-Soler, Lumen Christi Institute

Open to graduate students only. This is a private and closed event. This event may be attended by receiving an invitation or submitting a request. Those interested in participating should contact Fr. Peter Bernardi at bernardisj@gmail.com. Food and beverages will be provided. The LCI integration seminars feature invited scholars, distinguished in a variety of disciplines, to share with University of Chicago students how they go about integrating Catholic faith with their specialized fields of scholarship & research. The scholar’s autobiographical presentation is designed to animate a conversation with the students concerning the challenges and opportunities that characterize the vibrant Catholic intellectual tradition in dialogue...
October 19th, 2023 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Romano Guardini on Technology and the Liturgy

Swift Hall, First Floor Common Room 1025 E 58th St,Chicago, IL 60637, Hyde Park, IL

Peter Casarella, Duke Divinity School

This lecture was cosponsored by the University of Chicago Divinity School and the In Lumine Network. It was made possible through the support of ‘In Lumine: Supporting the Catholic Intellectual Tradition on Campuses Nationwide’ (Grant #62372) from the John Templeton Foundation. Romano Guardini penned his Letters from Lake Como between 1923-1925 in order to think about the new technocratic relationship between nature and culture that was emerging in post-war and post-Enlightenment Europe. Guardini’s reflections on the technocratic paradigm are critical for understanding the relationship of the human person, the dynamics of culture, and our hyperdigitized world today. Guardini’s newly translated Liturgy and...
Master Classes

October 20th, 2023 @ 2:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Letters from Lake Como and Other Approaches: Guardini and Heidegger on Technology

Gavin House 1220 E 58th St., Chicago, IL

Peter Casarella, Duke Divinity School

REGISTER HERE Open to current graduate students and faculty. Advanced undergraduates and others interested in participating should contact dstrobach@lumenchristi.org. All registrants will receive a copy of the required reading, which should be read in advance of the class. An optional wine and cheese reception will follow. This master class is made possible through the support of ‘In Lumine: Supporting the Catholic Intellectual Tradition on Campuses Nationwide’ (Grant #62372) from the John Templeton Foundation. This masterclass will cover Romano Guardini’s Letters from Lake Como, written between 1923-1925, and will focus on the relationship between technology, human nature, and culture. It will take a special...
October 21st, 2023 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm

Concert with Schola Antiqua at Swift Hall: Byrd of a Feather

Swift Hall 1025 E 58th St. Chicago, IL 60637, Hyde Park, IL

Schola Antiqua of Chicago, Artists-in-Residence

Register Here Join us for a celebration of English Renaissance composer William Byrd in the four hundredth year following his death. Journey through Byrd's outstanding corpus with Schola Antiqua, as we survey his musical contributions to the Catholic recusant community, highlighting themes of trial and deliverance. Actor Jeff Parker will also read dramatic texts of Jesuit priest Robert Southwell, whom Byrd met in 1586. The program further includes some of the most prized music for keyboard known to that point, composed by Byrd. Guest harpsichordist Jason Moy (DePaul University), a specialist in Renaissance and Baroque keyboard music, joins Schola Antiqua to present this splendid...
October 22nd, 2023 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Concert with Schola Antiqua: Byrd of a Feather

Indian Boundary Park 2500 W. Lunt Ave, Chicago, IL

Schola Antiqua of Chicago, Artists-in-Residence

Register Here Join us for a celebration of English Renaissance composer William Byrd in the four hundredth year following his death. Journey through Byrd's outstanding corpus with Schola Antiqua, as we survey his musical contributions to the Catholic recusant community, highlighting themes of trial and deliverance. Actor Jeff Parker will also read dramatic texts of Jesuit priest Robert Southwell, whom Byrd met in 1586. The program further includes some of the most prized music for keyboard known to that point, composed by Byrd. Guest harpsichordist Jason Moy (DePaul University), a specialist in Renaissance and Baroque keyboard music, joins Schola Antiqua to present this splendid...
October 24th, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Non-Credit Mini Course | Transhumanism, AI, and the Soul: Science for Humans

Gavin House 1220 E 58th St., Chicago, IL

Joseph Vukov, Loyola University Chicago | Michael Burns, Loyola University Chicago

Tuesdays, October 3 - October 24 6:00pm: Dinner 6:30pm: Presentation This event is in-person only. Intended for university students, recent graduates, faculty, and staff. Others interested in attending please contact dstrobach@lumenchristi.org. Registrants are free to attend as many sessions as they choose. Sessions do not presuppose previous attendance or prior knowledge of the subject. This non-credit course is cosponsored by the University of Chicago Program on Religion and Medicine and the In Lumine Network. It is made possible through the support of ‘In Lumine: Supporting the Catholic Intellectual Tradition on Campuses Nationwide’ (Grant #62372) from the John Templeton Foundation. Wrestle with the moral...
October 25th, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm

Getting to the Practical: Economics, Decision Making, and the Virtues in Catholic Thought

Booth School of Business 5807 S Woodlawn Avenue, Chicago, IL

Andrew Yuengert, Pepperdine University

This event is co-presented by the Lumen Christi Institute and Catholics at Booth. Open to students, staff, and faculty. Email m.lechevallier@lumenchristi.org to inquire about registration. This lunch discussion will be held at the Charles M. Harper Center. This event is made possible through the support of ‘In Lumine: Supporting the Catholic Intellectual Tradition on Campuses Nationwide’ (Grant #62372) from the John Templeton Foundation. We often think of the virtues as moral dispositions or ethical values. In Catholic thought, the virtues have a more mundane function, however. They are practical, decision-making habits for uncertain environments. When we appreciate the practical nature of virtue,...
October 26th, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Dante the Theologian: A Conversation

University Club of Chicago 76 E Monroe St Chicago, IL 60603, Downtown, IL

Jennifer Martin, University of Notre Dame | Jason Baxter, University of Notre Dame | Kenneth Woodward, Lumen Christi Institute

12:00 Welcome, Blessing, Lunch is Served | 12:30 Interview | 1:30 End REGISTER HERE The dress code for the University Club can be consulted here, and parking information here. For questions, please email Marial Corona at mcorona@lumenchristi.org. All agree: Dante Alighieri was a great poet. The Divine Comedy stands as a masterwork of Western literature, integrating theology, philosophy, and history into a compelling vision of the cosmos. Ken Woodward, Lumen Christi’s Writer-in-Residence, will explore Dante’s greatness and enduring relevance during a luncheon conversation with esteemed scholars Jennifer Martin and Jason Baxter. This conversation will help us learn about Dante’s journey and appreciate...
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October 28th, 2023 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am

Pondering the Psalms with Early Christians: Origen and Augustine

ONLINE World Wide Web, INTERNET

Rev. Andrew Summerson, University of St. Michael’s College

REGISTER HERE This online-only event is for students, faculty and university staff only. Registration is required. For more information, please contact info@lumenchristi.org. This online event will take place from 9:00am - 11:00am C.T. / 10:00am - 12:00pm E.T. on Saturday, October 28th. Exegesis is the core of early Christian theology and this comes alive in the interpretation of the psalms. In this master class we will look at two interpreters of the psalms—Origen and Augustine—led by Lewis Ayres (Durham University/Australian Catholic University/Angelicum) and Paul Blowers (Milligan University), two leaders of our upcoming summer seminar. This online master class is a preview of our regular summer...
November 2023
November 1st, 2023 @ 5:00 pm - 7:15 pm

Magis Lecture | The Making of St. Ignatius

Saint Ignatius College Prep 1076 W Roosevelt Rd, Chicago, IL

Fr. Sam Conedera, SJ, University of St. Louis

5:00 Mass* | 5:45 Drinks & Hors d’Oeuvres | 6:30 Lecture | 7:15 End REGISTER HERE Cosponsored by the Bollandist Society, St. Ignatius College Prep. Supported by the Fr. Paul V. Mankowski, S.J., Memorial Fund for Jesuit Scholarship at Lumen Christi. Free and open to the public. Registration required. For questions, please contact Marial Corona at mcorona@lumenchristi.org. Although the Church calls upon the saints as heavenly intercessors, their lives on earth unfold in time and space in the midst of their fellow men. The recognition of the saints’ holiness begins with the people who know them face-to-face, who often provide divergent testimonies...
November 4th, 2023 @ 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Visit to Monastery of the Holy Cross

The Monastery of the Holy Cross 3111 South Aberdeen St. Chicago, IL 60608, Chicago, IL

REGISTER HERE Open to current university students and faculty. Others interested in attending please contact dstrobach@lumenchristi.org. Transportation will be provided. Join us for an edifying evening of prayer, dinner, and conversation with the Benedictine monks at the Monastery of the Holy Cross on the south side of Chicago. We will pray the Divine Office (Vespers and Compline), have dinner, and discuss a spiritual topic with prior of the monastery and University of Chicago alum Fr. Peter Funk, OSB. Following monastic tradition of oral reading during meals, selections of a text will be read during dinner and discussion will follow. More information about the monastery can...
Fundamental Questions Seminar

November 8th, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

The Revolt of the Masses and the Suicide of Civilization

Gavin House 1220 E 58th St., Chicago, IL

John McCormick, University of Chicago | Daniel Wasserman-Soler, Lumen Christi Institute

Open to current undergraduate students at the University of Chicago. Registration is capped at 20. Students who register after capacity has been reached will be put on a waitlist. All registrants will be provided with a free copy of the text. This seminar and the Nicklin Fellows are cosponsored by the First Analysis Institute. REGISTER HERE “As they say in the United States: 'to be different is to be indecent.' The mass crushes beneath it everything that is different, everything that is excellent, individual, qualified, and select. Anybody who is not like everybody, who does not think like everybody, runs the risk...

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Non-Credit Mini Course | Transhumanism, AI, and the Soul: Science for Humans

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Dante the Theologian: A Conversation

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Pondering the Psalms with Early Christians: Origen and Augustine

Magis Lecture | The Making of St. Ignatius

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